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Apple Releases 14.1 Software for HomePod With Intercom and HomePod Mini Support

Alongside iOS and iPadOS 14.1, Apple today released new 14.1 software for the HomePod (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod/), which includes a number of new updates such as support for the Intercom feature that allows you to speak to anyone in the home on iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/), iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/), ‌HomePod‌, and more.





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The update also introduces support for the HomePod mini (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod-mini/) that's launching in November and it adds new Siri (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/siri/) features. ‌Siri‌ is able to stop alarms, timers, and media across ‌HomePod‌ speakers, and web search requests from ‌HomePod‌ can be sent from ‌HomePod‌ to the ‌iPhone‌.





There's also an option to add music to alarms to wake up to a favorite song or playlist from Apple Music (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-music/), and there are multiple reliability improvements.

Software version 14.1 includes support for ‌HomePod mini‌ and new ‌Siri‌ and Intercom features. This update also includes bug fixes and improvements.





‌HomePod mini‌


- Setup and automatically transfer your Apple ID (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-id/), ‌Apple Music‌, ‌Siri‌ and Wi-Fi settings to ‌HomePod mini‌





‌Siri‌


- ‌Siri‌ suggestions appear in Maps when you ask ‌HomePod‌ for information about a location


- Web search requests to ‌HomePod‌ can be sent from ‌HomePod‌ to your ‌iPhone‌


- ‌Siri‌ can now stop alarms, timers, and media across ‌HomePod‌ speakers


- Voice recognition support for Podcasts for multiple users in the home





Intercom


- Ask ‌HomePod‌ to make announcements to other ‌HomePod‌ speakers throughout your home


- Intercom to all ‌HomePod‌ speakers


- Intercom to a ‌HomePod‌ in a specific room or zone





Other improvements and fixes


- Add music to your alarms and wake up to your personal song, playlist, or radio station from ‌Apple Music‌


- Fixes an issue where stereo pairs can sometimes play out of sync


- Improves reliability when using ‌Siri‌ to control multiple speakers


- Optimizes ‌Siri‌ performance

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